Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust
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2 people die of measles in Pennsylvania as vaccination rates drop across the nation
Two people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died of measles, marking the first measles-related deaths in the United States this year. Neither individual was vaccinated
A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back
A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.
Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk
From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie
Ritual solstice structure 1,000 years older than Stonehenge unearthed in Czech Republic
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have discovered a prehistoric structure they believe was a ritual center linked to the movements of the sun and moon.
Front face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya ‘Lady Supreme Warlord’ that weighs over 1 ton
A limestone carving depicting the Maya queen known as Lady K’abel. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1967.29)
Polluted air can generate power
Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates power.
Leaf litter has slower decomposition rate in warm temperatures than previously thought
The time it takes for a leaf to decompose might be the key to understanding how temperature affects ecosystems, according to Kansas State University ecologists.
How memories may survive hibernation
Hibernating mice rapidly lost and regrew half of the connections in their memory centers, while key connection hubs survived.
Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk
Children exposed to World War II sugar rationing had lower dementia and Alzheimer’s risk decades later, data suggest.
Rare sunlight trick transforms Pacific island into a giant silver ‘magnifying glass’ — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Rennell Island, Solomon Islands [-11.589514301, 160.17549068] What’s in the photo? A “sunglint” shining off the ocean and the island’s lake
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a
A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World
Every moment of our lives, our bodies are awash in sensory signals. Photons hit our retinas. Waves of compressed air collide with our eardrums. Volatile
Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels
Scientists often use thermal treatment to combat fatal fungal infection in frogs, but it may come at a cost.